Traveling-cap



(No Model.)

H. H. SNOW TRAVELING GAP.

No. 271,529. Patented Ja.11.30,1883.

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TRAVELING-CAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,529, dated January 30, 1883. Application filed September 4, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY H. SNOW, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new Improvement in Traveling-Gaps; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in-- Figure l, a side view, a portion broken away to show the mouth-piece; Fig. 2, a sectional top view on line mm,- Fig. 3, a vertical section with the pocket collapsed; Fig. 4, a vertical section with the pocket inflated.

Thisinvention relates to an improvement in caps, with special reference to such as are worn by travelers as a substitute't'or the hat,

usually worn in. railway-cars and for other I purposes, the object being to provide a cap with an air-cushion which may serve as a pillow or support for the head; and it consists in combining with the cap an air-pocketpro- Vided with a mouth-piece by which it may be inflated, or through which the air may be discharged, the said pocket arranged in the side of the cap, above the lower edge, the said lower edge being substantially the same as in caps of common construction, as more fully hereinafter described.

The cap, as represented in the accompanying drawings, is of that class without a visor, and which have the edge turned up 'around the outside-that is, the body of the cap is doubleA representing the inside of .the ,cap, and B the outer or side fold. Inside the outer fold, B, I attach a pocket, O, extending around inside the flap B, as seen in Figs. 2 and 3. This pocket is made of india-rubber or other suitable material impervious to air, and is provided at one point with a mouth-piece, a, similar to the mouth-piece applied to life-preservers and like articles as a means for inflating them or discharging the air which they contain.

The cap has the appearance of a common fabric cap. The wearer,.when he desires the cushion'or pillow, opens the mouth-piece and inflates the pocket, as seen in Fig.4, then closes the mouth-piece and puts on the cap in the usual manner, bringing the pocket to that part of his head which he desires to rest upon, and thus he has a soft pillow on which to rest his head, and when not required the air may be exhausted by opening the mouth piece. By this construction but a little expense is added to the cap, butI provide the traveler with a cap which will greatly contribute to his comfort.

From the foregoing description and illustration it will be understood that the airpocket may be applied to various styles of caps-as, for instance, a cap presenting only a single thicknessin its usual construction may have the pocket attached upon either the out or in side; but I find the class of caps shown in the illustration to be the most convenientfor theattachment of the pocket, the essential feature of my invention being that the air cushion or pocket shall be arranged in the side of the cap, above the lower and usual edge of the cap, whereby no apparent change in the construction or style of the cap is necessary.

I am aware of Patent No.101,383, and do not wish to be understood as claiming anything therein shown or described.

What I do claim is- A cap having its lower edgein substantially the same and usual plane around the head, combined with an air-cushion arranged Within the side of the cap and above the said lower edge, and provided with a mouth-piece for inflating the cushion, substantially as described.

I HENRY H. SNOW.

\Vitnesses:

FRED. M. SNow, SARAH J. SoU'rHARD.- 

